All relationships have their ups and their downs, their good times and their bad times, no matter who you or your partner is. When a person becomes romantically involved with a person of another race, negative experiences and problems between partners seem to increase. After all, only three percent of American marriages each year are between a Black and a White person (Moran, 121). This percentage has been increasing due to rising social acceptance as well as a rise in interaction between the races (Why Interracial Marriages are Increasing). Ninety-three percent of these consist of a Black husband and a White wife (McNamara, 43). There are many explanations as to why the number is so minuscule, but I think the main reason is because interracial couples have to face more dilemmas and overcome more obstacles in our society than do same-race couples.
Interracial relationships are not anything new to my generation or even to the few generations before me, for that matter. The thing about them that is a reasonably modern phenomenon in America's history, though, is the couple's ability to love across the color line freely. During the colonial era, both Black and White indentured servants came to America to work for a four to seven year period in exchange for food, clothing, and shelter. These servants often worked very closely with each other, living in the same dwellings and socializing after their labor was done. Living and working in such close proximity to one another made intermixing between the two races inevitable. Eventually, after relations between Blacks and Whites began to produce more and more offspring, a "one-drop rule" was established. This rule proclaimed that any person with any trace of African ancestry was considered to be Black. This brought discrimination and prejudice to the innocent biracial children. Maryland was the first of the colonies to, in 1661, enact a law which banned mixed-race marriages, followed by Virginia just one year later (Moran, 19).
Interracial dating and marrying are on the rise. ... Interracial dating and marrying is the dating or marrying of two people of different races. ... Researchers believe interracial dating or marriages both have a positive influence on today's culture. ... And it's not uncommon now these days to find a couple to be in a relationship when they are both different in race. ...
Interracial dating is not just limited at all to just black and white relationships. ... A trend is starting to form in the way of interracial dating. ... Another negative effect of interracial dating is that there are now names or slurs to make fun of people from interracial marriages. ... As I have shown you, interracial dating has become a good thing. ... I was fortunate enough to have an interracial relationship and it taught me things about another's culture that I appreciate now. ...
Fred and Anita Prinzing, both Caucasians, know the troubles of interracial marriage. ... Troubles do not stop here for interracial married couples. The problems that are faced by interracial parents are mirrored in their children. ... Older children of interracial marriage parents also face problems. ... It can be seen conclusively, that parents, religion and the attitudes of people, in general, are the main causes to the friction in interracial relationships and marriages. ...
When applied to interracial relationships, it is the cause of many problems, including family conflicts. ... People in interracial relationships have more things given to them to overcome, as opposed to people within their race having a relationship. ... Upon meeting "each others' families, interracial couples are made them more aware that their relationship is interracial".(1) 2. ... Which family members see it as an obligation ,and agree with an interracial relationship being wrong. 2. ... Which is why family members not approving of an interracial relationship are so common. ...
Interracial Marriages The law forbidding interracial marriage was terminated in 1967, and in the midst of rapid racial change, one fact is unmistakable: A growing number of Americans are showing that we all can get along by forming relationships and families that cross all color lines. ... Society tends to concentrate on skin color when looking at a couple, which makes it very hard to overcome the struggles of being in an interracial relationship. ... Interracial marriages are extremely important to study since the rate of such relationships continues to increase. When adolescents and youn...
Tim Mclauren's except from Keeper of the Moon, depicts the joy and sadness of interracial friendship. ... Friends that have grown up with each other and have been together for a long time, like Tim and LJ in Keeper of the Moon, have a stronger relationship no matter what happens. ... In most cases, the joys of interracial friendships are visible. ... There are countless interracial friendships in the world. ...
"Perspectives on Interracial Relationships."" ... It discusses how interracial relationships are different than other kinds of relationships, and accounts for why this is. ... "Outsiders- have their own perspective on interracial relationships. ... "Outsiders- also believe that an interracial relationship is driven by sex, which in turn. ... It is their "interracial relationships sub-culture."" ...
Just like in previous times, interracial relationships weren't excepted. ... Interracial relationships will always be an ongoing dilemma, when it comes to being in an interracial marriage, to raising children who are biracial or trying to reach out to others from different ethnic backgrounds in the community that you live in. Being able to love someone with a different ethnic background from yours will always challenge people who are racist, or people who are biased towards interracial relationships. People who are against interracial relationships should honor interracial romance. ... So...
When asked if their interracial marriage had effected their primary focus friends the majority said no. Only a few of the interviewee's had friends who were interracially married. ... Attitudes Towards Public Reaction and Controversy Surrounding Interracial marriages When asked if they felt interracial marriage is still viewed negatively, as in the past, all the interracially married interviewee said yes. ... They all said that it strengthened their relationship. ... However, when asked if they might one day be in a relationship with someone of a different race, all but 1 said ...
